On The Road With Jolkona In South America: ADCAM – Its Beginning And Its Future
Note from the editor: this post was written by Jolkona volunteer Zanoon Nissar, sent all the way from Manuas, Brazil. Our second …
On The Road With Jolkona in South America: Rio And Its Favelas
Note from the editor: this post was written from South America by stalwart Jolkona volunteer, Pavan Potaraju. Background of Favelas In 1970’s, …
Jolkona Interns Present: Machik’s Women’s Writing Program
The voice of literature in culture Like many other people I’m sure, one of my very favorite books of all time is …
Meat the Director of Purchasing: Michael LaRoche @ the Commissary
Earlier in the series, we featured Tim McMullen: Bill the Butcher’s Director of Operations. When we met with him at the …
Jolkona & World Toilet Day
Tomorrow, November 19th, is World Toilet Day. This is not nearly as lighthearted as it sounds; it is a day of reflection on sanitation, disease, and …
Four Ways to Support Japan through Jolkona
Remembering Tohoku Here at Jolkona, we’re reflecting on TÅhoku– Japan is still suffering. It has only been half a year since the …
The Upaya Story: Dairy Cows and Dignified Jobs
Note from the Editor: This is a guest post written by Steve Schwartz, Director of Strategy & Operations for one of Jolkona’s …
The Upaya Story: The Fight to End Extreme Poverty
Note from the Editor: This is a guest post written by Steve Schwartz, Director of Strategy & Operations for one of Jolkona’s …
Partner spotlight: The importance of educating women and girls
To celebrate International Literacy Day, here’s a post written by Katie Murray at Barakat, one of our nonprofit partners, about the work …
Jubilee Women’s Center: A haven for homeless women
A former resident of Jubilee Women’s Center For those of us who have stable housing, we probably don’t worry too much about …
Hope is Not a Business Plan: Washington C.A.S.H. gives entrepreneurs tools for success
James Dunn teaching aspiring entrepreneurs at Washington C.A.S.H.’s business development training. “Hope is not a business plan,” instructor James Dunn told 18 …
A Room with More than View: the impact of $1,000 makes in Bangladesh
About three weeks ago, I walked into a room with a bench on one side and a desk on the other. There …
Jolkona Receives its First Grant!
On December 30th, 2010, while many of us on the Jolkona team were visiting some of our partners in Africa, the Seattle …
After One Week, MatchED is Fully Funded!
When we announced the MatchED Campaign, we had a big goal ahead of us – raise $5,000 in donations for education projects …
MatchED Campaign Sponsored by Waggener Edstrom Powered by Jolkona
Did you know that there are 115 million children around the world without primary education? And that 61.5 million of them are …